When it was but a few yards away the young gymnast felt a sudden shove from behind.
"Leo the Circus Boy"
Ralph Bonehill
The elephant did not, indeed, understand English, but from the motion of her hand discerned at once what she wanted and shoved under her palm the end of his trunk, which was over two yards in length.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Our boat slowly got within three hundred yards of the herd.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook